Keeping people connected to art through the pandemic
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – TAG has been reinventing itself over the past two years as it navigates the COVID storm and finds ways to continue …
Culture and heritage get funding boost
DISTRICT (Special) – Two museums and one festival in Temiskaming Shores and Cobalt are getting some federal help. The Historic Cobalt Corporation has been awarded $10,000 from the …
CHRISTMAS IN KERNS
The Ethier family in Kerns Township got together and over many hours created these 10-foot tall Nutcracker soldiers out of different sized tubes. James, Cindy, Noah and Justin (from …
KINDNESS BULLETIN
Aiden Everett, Logan Fiset and Asher Daoust (from the left) are Elk Lake Public School Kindergarten Year One students. They are seen here in front of the Christmas Kindness …
Fireworks to illuminate New Year’s Eve
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – This year will be ending with a big, bright bang on Lake Temiskaming. The second annual New Year’s Eve fireworks show …
New memoir details life on farm and in education
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Ron Bailey still dreams of cows. They were key to the life of the New Liskeard man, who with his family …
Plowing ahead with naming contest
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) — Have you ever thought about naming a plow? You’ve got your chance as the City of Temiskaming Shores is asking residents under the age …
Wild Temiskaming roars into 2022 with new calendar
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor COBALT – In just six years, Cobalt photographer Sue Nielsen has raised $19,000 for local causes. Nielsen (who’s a reporter/photographer with The Temiskaming Speaker) …
Elk Lake fire truck gives students a hot ride
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter JAMES TOWNSHIP — Who needs a school bus when you can arrive at school in a fire truck? Three Elk Lake Public School students arrived at …
Top five finish for Harvest Queen at Miss North Ontario
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The 2020 Fall Fair Harvest Queen won several awards and was named third runner-up at the 15th Miss North Ontario Regional …